Singaporean woman jailed for slapping taxi driver after refusing to pay US$19 fare

Singaporean woman jailed for slapping taxi driver after refusing to pay US$19 fare

When told that her taxi fare was S$24 (US$19), a woman said she had no cash and refused the payment options suggested by the cabby. After the woman challenged him to take her to a police station, the elderly taxi driver did so – and she then slapped him. Shalini Devarajan, a 36-year-old Singaporean, was sentenced to two weeks’ jail on Thursday for one count of voluntarily causing hurt. The court heard that the victim, a 73-year-old man at the time, was driving a taxi that was flagged down by...

By CNA